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Harriet didn’t stop to look around, though she did notice that Alex actually had ht up and deposited in the entrance hall She swept up her bag and walked swiftly through the living room and down the short hallway into the second bedroo her bag at the foot of the bed, Harriet raced into the bathrooh far fro, shower

Harriet ay beyond relaxation Alex had used the words ‘beyond bearing’ downstairs She had already reached that point herself, her es, her body balancing on a knife-edge of desire so sharp that the beating of the hot water against her erect nipples was actually painful When she went to wash between her thighs, she had to stop for fear that she ht come

She was close So very close She had to stop thinking about Alex Had to stop thinking about doing it with hi Oh, God

Harriet snapped off the shower and al herself inadequately before drawing on the thick white bathrobe that was hanging on the back of the door A quick glance in the bathroo, she took her hair down, coers till it fell around her face in its usual tidy curtain There seeh a quick spray of deodorantback into the bedroo and returned to the bathroom to attend to both matters

More than ten minutes had definitely passed by the tis to carry her towards the bedroom door, her uncharacteristic tardiness not helped by a new and rather underht As much as she wanted Alex, she was suddenly terrified of so him Maybe he would find her body toowellordinary She didn’t have spectacular breasts, an overly curvy bottoure was very nice—she looked quite good naked—but it was nothing out of the box

And then there was the worry about her own performance in bed She’d never had any complaints before, but she suspected that Alex’s standards were very high, and very de He’d already demonstrated do to turn her into some kind of sub, she wasn’t sure how long she could sustain such a role It went against her basic nature Harriet was very independent in spirit, an organiser and a planner Over the years she’d developed firone as far as to call her bossy and controlling during their last argument, but Harriet didn’t see herself that way

Well, maybe a little

It crossed her mind that her rather scandalous behaviour today could be her subconscious trying to break out of her usual sensiblewild and rebellious

Beco the boss’s secret mistress would certainly qualify as that!

Chapter Eleven

ALEX GLANCED UP when she entered the living roone he was opening It had been sitting in an ice bucket on the kitchen counter, along with two chaement